Consumption of a plant-based diet and filtered water can effectively treat a common medical condition characterized by the backflow of stomach acids into the upper airway and throat, eliminating the need for medications, physicians at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have found.
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/study-mediterranean-diet-stems-acid-reflux-stops-need-for-drugs-1.14132508
Study: Mediterranean diet stems acid-reflux, stops need for drugs